EXCALIBUR® is an automatic pallet layer cutting system that can be integrated into a palletising line to replace the traditional magazine of pre-cut formats.
THE CONCEPT
Froma reel, it produces formats at desiredlength. The formats are then automatically transported on a conveyor to a marked position. T he gripper on the palletiser or on the robot on the palletiser retrievesthe format toinsert it between the layers of productsto be palletised . When required, EXCALIBUR® unwinds the reel again and cuts the next format.Its strong point? All your de palletisingprocessisautomated.
Our machine consists of :
- A cutting head that isrobust, reliable and requires very little maintenance.
- We have specially designed the cutting technology so that it is ideal for cutting paper;
- A de positioningtable so that the different formats fit your palletiser, but also so that they can be optimised to serve the gripper arm;
- A unwinder on axis or on trolley, which enables the consumables to be loaded outside the palletiser cell;
- And a HMI (Human Interface Machine) that is simple and accessible to all operators.
Now that you’re familiar with how it works and its components, let’s take a look at our different types of machine models.
5 MACHINE MODELS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
EXCALIBUR® BASICMODEL
This is an easy-to-use cutting machine with Plug&Play technology: using a forklift or pallet truck, the operator brings the reel up to the machine and loads it onto the frame by rolling it. He then feeds the paper into the cutting head and sets the required cutting length on the HMI. In stand-alone mode, the machine will then cut a format each time the absence of pallet inserts is detected on the conveyor table.
EXCALIBUR® CLASSIC MODEL
Using a forklift truck or pallet truck, the operator loads the reel onto a dedicated reel-holder trolley (this operation can be carried out in the raw materials warehouse). Once the paper has been fed into the cutting head, the operator can either program the required cutting length on the HMI so that the machine cuts the formats in stand-alone mode, or let the line control the tool and order the reference to be produced.It can cut UNO multi-size formats, DUO half-pallets and QUATTRO quarter-pallets.
EXCALIBUR® EXTENDED MODEL
This model has an insert positioning plate that adjusts to the constraints of the gripper arm. It can be integrated into all types of automatic palletising lines: poly-articulated robotic palletisers, high-level palletisers, low-level palletisers, bag palletisers, case palletisers, etc.
EXCALIBUR® GIRAFFE MODEL
This model is dedicated to high-level palletisers, with the unwinder and consumable reel remaining on the floor, as well as the connection station and HMI controls. The cutting head and format positioning tray are positioned high up near the product layer composition platform. The format is delivered as close as possible to the gripper, which picks up and places the format layer on the pallet.the machine is equipped with a connecting table, so that operators do not have to walk back and forth between the floor and the palletiser platform during reel change operations.
EXCALIBUR® BASE DISPENSER MODEL
This compact machine is positioned close to the pallet magazine, and the reel is loaded either on the wheeled carriage or directly onto the machine frame. Once cut, the format is available on the deposit tray. A Cartesian gripper arm integrated into the machine picks up the sheet and places it on the pallet.although some models are perfectly suited to being installed in most palletising lines, with our solutions you will have great flexibility in managing your projects.
TAILOR-MADE SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING PALLETISING LAYER PADS
As you will have realised, EXCALIBUR® is a modular machine. If the configuration of your line requires adaptation in order to implement our format cutting machines, including, in particular, modification of reel management, sheet passage or operator access to the cutter, call on our design and engineering department to design your customised solution.
Our solutions enable you to enhance the safety of your palletising lines.
Thanks to the “IN/OUT” installation, both the HMI and the reel are accessible to the operator , who no longer hasto need to return to the cell of palletising, enabling you to reduce the risk of accidents. If you can’t opt for this set-up, there’s no problem. Just turn to then to a safety directly attachedto ofEXCALIBUR®. . This way, you eliminate the risks associated with handling the machine.Our design office handles the design (project studies, overall drawings, mechanical studies, detail drawings), assembly, installation of the machines and training of production and maintenance teams.
To benefit froma pre-study to assess feasibility technical your integrationproject, contact our CGP Coating Innovation experts.
GREAT FLEXIBILITY WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCING YOUR PROJECT
The various ways of acquiring EXCALIBUR® will enable you to benefit from a solution tailored to your needs from both an ergonomic and an economic point of view. Please note that our machine is available for purchase or as part of the zero investment package. This option is available on a rental basis, or can be made available to our customers without any capital outlay if a consumable supply contract is signed.
EXCALIBUR®, THE IDEAL TOOL FOR REDUCING YOUR PALLETISING COSTS.
Our de palletisation solutionsenable to reduce the grammage of your inserts: you replace your corrugated cardboard sheets with inserts made from paper of lower grammage.It also reduces of your numbers of references to be supplied and eliminates changes to your consumables linked to format changes. From one reel size, you can cut several sizes.
What’s more, EXCALIBUR® gives you great flexibility in managing your production, as it can operate in stand-alone or controlled mode for up to 15 references. Thanks to this system, you can do away with frequentinterventions operators to feed the shop formatsand youcan therefore allocate your workforce to productive activities.
In managing consumables, you alsoreduce your stocks since you use less : 1 reel of paper replaces up to 5 pallets of corrugated cardboard !From an ergonomic point of view, loads are no longer carried manually and consumables can be changed in complete safety using a trolley with wheels. There y a animprovement of of workingconditions of operators.For the “high level” palletisers, the consumable remains on the floor, but the paper reel is also loaded safely outside the palletiser cell.If, after all these detailed explanations, you’d like to know more 
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